December, 2018

• 12 December

  The French People Feel Screwed

   Macron makes no secret of his wish to be seen as a global leader for environmental reform. He forgets that back at home, among the people who elected him, fuel prices really matter.  There are images online of police removing their helmets and firefighters turning their backs on …

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• 12 December

  Democratic Countries Should Back out of the UN Global Compact

   The EU has been paying particularly North African governments for years to keep migrants away from the European continent. The effort seems to have yielded few results in terms of stopping migration to Europe.  The UN Global Compact stipulates that, “media outlets that systematically promote intolerance, xenophobia, racism …

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• 12 December

  How to Rebalance US Global Security Cheaply and Easily

   Russia, evidently not restrained by the agreement, is already building missiles outside the INF treaty, according to an October 29, 2018 report from the Congressional Research Service. The bottom line is: If the Russians do not comply with the INF arms control treaty, there is no treaty to be …

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• 12 December

  Against Backdrop Of 'Yellow Vest' Protests In France, Muslim Brotherhood Denies Involvement In Them – But Expresses Support For Protestors, Gloats Over Macron's Troubles

  In recent days, against the backdrop of the Yellow Vest civil unrest in France protesting President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement of a green tax on fuel effective January 1, 2019, Egyptian media affiliated with the regime of Egyptian President ‘Abd Al-Fattah Al-Sisi have begun to claim that the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) …

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• 12 December

  Middle east events and news

  Syrian Media Operatives Urge Jihadi Factions in Idlib to Unite ‘Under One Man And One Banner’ On November 29, 2018, a group of media operatives in rebel-controlled areas of northern Syria issued a strongly worded statement urging the jihadi groups in the region to put aside their disagreements and unite …

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• 12 December

  Middle east events and news

  Pro-ISIS Media Outlet Threatens Attacks On New Year’s Celebrations In New York City On December 2, 2018, a group of Islamic State (ISIS) supporters released a new poster featuring a fighter overlooking an explosion in New York City. The poster, titled “New York, 1\1\2019,” includes a quote from the late …

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• 12 December

  OPEC agree to oil production cuts

  OPEC agreed on Friday to reduce oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day, excluding Libya, Iran and Venezuela. Reuters confirmed that oil prices jumped about 5% to exceed $63 a barrel, explaining that OPEC talks lasted two days in the Austrian capital Vienna, and concluded to reducing production by …

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• 10 December

  Libya, EU reiterate shared vision on security and economy issues

  The Head of the Presidential Council (PC), Fayez Al-Sirraj, has met with the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, to discuss security, illegal immigration, economic and other issues of mutual concern, the PC’s media office reported Tuesday.

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• 10 December

  NATO says ready to help rebuild Libya's security and military institutions

  NATO is prepared to help Libya rebuild its security and military institutions, the alliance’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said in a meeting Tuesday with the Head of the Presidential Council (PC) Fayez Al-Sirraj in Brussels.

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• 10 December

  Anti-Daesh coalition meeting held in Canada

  Thirteen countries from an international coalition to defeat Daesh met Thursday to declare they have taken back more than 99 percent of the territory once held by the terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. Secretary of Defense James Mattis and his Canadian counterpart, Harjit Sajjan, who co-hosted the meeting in …

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